I hope I'm posting in the right section, but need some advice from anyone with expereince of solid wood worktops and upstands. Our kitchen is just about to be re-fitted with solid oak worktops. We wanted oak upstands as we weren't keen on the alternatives (tiles, stainless steel or glass upstands) which our kitchen designer said would be fine. However, our kitchen fitter now says that it is impossible to make the join between the worktop and the upstand completely waterproof and over time, the join will become mouldy and turn black and therefore is reluctant to fit the wood upstand. Does anyone have any experience of fitting or living with this arrangement and would you advise us to go ahead?